Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 0SU
How much crime is recorded in WA11 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haydock West
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
WA11 0SUSt Helens
How safe is WA11 0SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 0SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA11 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Public order8.34.6
Shoplifting7.38.4
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Drugs5.22.4
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.